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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Springfield
     
     
    War Dog Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Dodds Monuments, fabricator.
    Title: 
    War Dog Memorial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Dogs of War, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Aug. 7, 2011.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Asian jet black granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: 60 x 36 x 8 in.; Base: 8 x 48 x 14 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front, incised:) TO HONOR AND REMEMBER / THE SOLDIERS WHO SERVED / AS HANDLERS FOR THEIR / FAITHFUL COMPANIONS, / THE R-9 WAR DOGS. / THANK YOU / FOR YOUR SERVICE / AND SACRIFICE. / STRENGTH, / COURAGE, / AND LOYALITY... / ALL THE VIRTUES / OF MAN, WITHOUT HIS VILES. (On back, incised:) THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO PROVIDED THEIR TIME / AND DONATIONS TO ERECT THIS MEMORIAL HONORING THE DOGS OF WAR / (list of donors) / WITHOUT THE INSPIRATION AND DEDICATION / OF DAVE BAUER THIS MEMORIAL WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE / REMEMBER NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY / AUGUST 7 unsigned
    Description: 
    Rectangular slab of granite etched with a large image of an American soldier holding a rifle, a German shepherd at his side. A smaller image of a German shepherd in profile standing at the ready appears in the lower right corner, and in the background there is a silhouette of a soldier and his dog standing guard.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Dog
    Figure male -- Waist length
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Springfield
    Owner: 
    Administered by Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 620, Cliff Park Road, Springfield, Ohio
    Located Veterans Park, Springfield, Ohio
    Remarks: 
    The memorial was dedicated on National Purple Heart Day, August 7, 2011. The memorial was designed to honor the dogs of war, both injured and killed, as well as their handlers. IAS files contain related newspaper articles from the Springfield News & Sun (Springfield, OH), Aug. 8, 2011 and Aug. 18, 2011.
    References: 
    Smith, Richard P., Mrs., 2011.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 74530038
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